Roman Adamczyk (4 April 1925 – 19 October 1988) was a Polish footballer who played as a

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. During

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Adamczyk was involved with the Polish resistance, for which he was awarded the

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after the wars conclusion. After the war, Adamczyk moved to

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

and started playing football with Płomień Nowy Port, spending a short time with the club before joining

Gedania Gdańsk KS Gedania Danzig was an ethnically-Polish association football club that was part of German football competition in the inter-war period. It was formed in 1922 in what was at the time the Free City of Danzig (present day Gdańsk, Poland). Ban ...

for 4 years. In 1949 Adamczyk is documented to have joined

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946 ...

, playing for the club in the league in both 1949 and 1950. He made one appearance for the club in the

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

. His only appearance in the top flight of Polish football came on 10 April 1949 in a 3–0 defeat to

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

with his only other appearance, also being a defeat, coming against Pomeranian Toruń. After his stint with Lechia he spent two seasons with AZS Gdańsk before he stopped playing football. His brother, Zygmunt Adamczyk, also played with Adamczyk for Płomień Nowy Port, Gedania Gdańsk, and Lechia Gdańsk.

Awards

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

References

1925 births 1988 deaths Gedania 1922 Gdańsk players Lechia Gdańsk players Polish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders People from Wieluń County Footballers from Łódź Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub